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Episode 227 - Giant Jaded Babies f/Benito Cereno
It's our annual Halloween special, and our old pal Benito Cereno is back to talk about his story in this year's Boo! anthology, his childhood werewolf character, costumes of his youth, candy, and of course, his spooky movie recommendations! Plus, one more Every Spooky Ever list!
113 min
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Episode 226 - Goblins and Haints f/Jon Morris
The editor of the Boo! horror comics anthology, Jon Morris, joins us for this week's episode! We talk to him about the long history of Boo!, just what kinds of Halloweeny stuff he really likes, post-mortem body plans, his new book about regrettable superheroes, and much more! Plus, another Every Spooky Ever list!
109 min
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Episode 225 - Every Spooky Ever
It's another Every Story Ever special, but this time, in honor of Halloween, we're strictly focusing on the spooky stuff!
96 min
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Episode 224 - Hybrid Dracula f/Rusty Shackles
Our old pal Rusty Shackles is back after a long absence from the show, and he's talking to us about one of our favorite topics: Castlevania! We also talk about his cover art for the newest installment of the Boo! anthology, kung fu movies (obvs), the Nintendo 64, and much more! Plus, more Every Story Ever entries!
106 min
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Episode 223 - Bummed Out in the Waffle House f/...
Jim Zub, the writer of Wayward and Skullkickers among many, many other comics, joins us for the show this week! We talk with him about realistically depicting teen angst, the comparisons between Wayward and Buffy: The Vampire Slayer, juggling six monthly titles, and (of course) role-playing games. Plus, three more entries into our Every Story Ever list!
103 min
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Episode 222 - Rhodes Scholar f/Box Brown
This week, Chris and Matt are talking with Box Brown, the writer and artist behind Andre the Giant: Life and Legend! We talk to him about research, figuring out just what to believe when wrestlers give "shoot" interviews, what he had to cut out of the book, Joey Bishop, and much more! Plus, three more Every Story Ever entries!
99 min
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Episode 221 - Theme Park for Babies (Every Stor...
Chris and Matt are back with another Every Story Ever special!
99 min
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Episode 220 - The Known Unknown f/Sean Ryan
The writer of DC Comics' New Suicide Squad, Sean Ryan, joins us this week! We start off with a discussion of "Hot for Teacher" and people who have the same names as us, and it just picks up from there. We discuss how Sean worked as an editor at Marvel and DC, the concept for his Suicide Squad, c-list villains, and much more! Plus, more Every Story Ever entries!
108 min
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Episode 219 - Knockin' Dirt Daubers off the Bar...
The co-creator and artist of Southern Bastards, Jason Latour, joins us this week to talk about sweet tea, barbecue, logos on clothing, meeting Jason Aaron, dog poop, and so much more! It's our most Southern episode ever. Plus: More Every Story Ever entries!
110 min
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Episode 218 - Sold on the Shiny f/Amy Reeder an...
The writer and artist behind the Image Comics series Rocket Girl join us for this week's show! We talk about costume design, 1980s nostalgia, cool comic titles, Kickstarter, Japanese death tea, and much more! Plus, more entries into our Every Story Ever list!
107 min
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Episode 217 - The Sound of People Vomiting f/Je...
Our guest this week is the writer of Princeless and the upcoming series Illegal, Jeremy Whitley! We talk with him about con experiences, My Little Pony, the Baroness, Kickstarter, and much, much more! Plus, more entries (this time guest-suggested) into our Every Story Ever list!
106 min
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Episode 216 - Breakin' 100 (Every Story Ever Sp...
We're back from San Diego with another all-Every Story Ever special!
98 min
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Episode 215 - The Best and Worst of Comic-Con 2014
Chris and Matt were at Comic-Con International in San Diego last week, and surprisingly, it wasn't all terrible. Here's their fully raw roundup of the events of the year's biggest con!
74 min
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Episode 214 - Droppin' Some Cuss Words f/Tim Se...
This week, we're talking to the co-writer of Grayson and Batman Eternal, and the writer of the new Dark Horse series Sundowners, Tim Seeley! As you might expect, we discuss spy stuff and Batman, but we also talk about Myrtle Beach comic conventions, weird panels, real-life superheroes and a ton more! Plus, three new entries in our Every Story Ever list!
107 min
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Episode 213 - The Thunder Rolls
As a thunderstorm crashes around them, Matt and Chris add a whole bunch of new stories to their list of Every Story Ever this week!
97 min
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Episode 212 - Being There f/Brandon Stroud
Brandon Stroud, writer of With Leather's "Best and Worst of Raw" column and the new horror movie Meet Me There, joins us for this week's show! We talk about wooing Dustin Rhodes and Jill Thompson to be in his movie, Rob Liefeld, how Todd McFarlane's art is like fashion, what it's like to write a low-budget movie, and much more! Plus, three more entries to our ever-growing list of Every Story Ever!
108 min
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Episode 211 - Batdance f/Douglas Wolk
Our guest this week is the an accomplished critic and commentator, as well as the writer of Judge Dredd Mega City Two: City of Courts, Douglas Wolk! We talk to him a ton about the history of Judge Dredd and 2000 AD, balancing being a critic and a creator at the same time, fans becoming creators, the moving target of authorship, and, of course, Prince. Plus, more entries into our Every Story Ever list!
102 min
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Episode 210 - Live From The Hotel
It's our annual special from the Heroes Convention in Charlotte, NC! Join us for about 45 minutes of revelry with Chad Bowers from the Westin Hotel, and check out the show notes below to watch the videos we discuss! We'll be back with a guest and Every Story Ever next week!
45 min
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Episode 209 - One Centaur, One Minotaur f/Benja...
This week, we're welcoming Ben Marra, the writer and artist of such comics as Night Business, Blades and Lazers, Gangsta Rap Posse, The Incredibly Fantastic Adventures of Maureen Dowd (A Work of Satire and Fiction) and many others! We talk about influences, video stores, making Nazis bad guys, the appeal of trash, and much more! Plus, three more Byrne-tastic entries into our Every Story Ever list!
103 min
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Episode 208 - Let Me Watch This Stupid Garbage ...
Matt has returned from a long and arduous move, and he and Chris are talking to the writer and artist of the webcomic Tagged! this week, Meg Lovell! They talk about being a wrestling fan, calling a comic on Tumblr "Tagged," Patrick Swayze, Sailor Moon, The Shield, and much more! Plus, Every Story Ever returns!
99 min
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Episode 207 - Episode 207 - King Kirby f/Fred V...
This week, Chris and special guest host Kieran Shiach welcome the writers and two cast members from the play King Kirby! They have a big old time talking about the King of Comics.
100 min
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Episode 206 - Dinosaur in a Spacesuit f/Ryan North
Ryan North, writer of The Midas Flesh, Adventure Time and Dinosaur Comics, is on the show this week to talk about all-ages comics, being tall, genocide, the Canadian video game tip line, comics being autobiographical, comics not being autobiographical, and much more! Plus, an X-Men themed Every Story Ever list!
100 min
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Episode 205 - Everything Can Betray You f/Jai Nitz
Our guest this week is Dream Thief and Toshiro writer Jai Nitz! We talk at length about Hellboy, John Byrne, getting con commissions, and eventually even a little bit about his comics. Plus, three more entries are added to our list of Every Story Ever!
100 min
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Episode 204 - The Gift of Thrillpower f/Arthur ...
On this week's show, we're gazing into the fist of Dredd with Dredd: Underbelly writer Arthur Wyatt! We're talking a whole lot about the many writers who have penned stories for 2000 AD, how Dredd is an outsider's look at America, moving to the U.S. from the U.K., the decision process for making a comics sequel to Dredd, and much more! Plus, a new set of entries into our Every Story Ever list!
105 min
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Episode 203 - Edit-Free ESE
Because Matt spent the weekend at C2E2 and couldn't edit the show this week, he and Chris and doing a special edit-free Every Story Ever special this week! Among the comics we discuss, the best (?) Mark Millar comic, Superman Red Son, and the worst Grant Morrison comic. Which one is that? Listen and find out!
90 min